Department of Pathology
Clinical Pathology, Professor
Expertise

Animal Models of Human Disease | Clinical Pathology

Biography

Research Interests

  • Identification of disease through clinical laboratory methods
  • Advancement of clinical laboratory methods
  • Technology in the classroom

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, July 2010
  • D.V.M., University of Missouri, May 2005
  • B.S., Biochemistry, University of Missouri, May 2001

Teaching Experience

  • Advanced Hematology
  • Problems in Veterinary Pathology
  • Clinical Pathology Seminar
  • Clinical Pathology
  • Diagnostic Pathology
  • Cellular Pathology
  • Clinical Pathology Clerkship
  • Studies in Diagnostic Pathology
  • Cytology Practicum
  • Histopathology Seminar
  • Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry
  • Gastrointestinal System 1 and 2
  • Urinary System 1 and Urinary & Reproductive Systems 2

Selected Publications

  • Schlemmer S and Garner BC. (2025) Blood smear review: A step-by-step guide to normal findings for cats and dogs.  Today’s Veterinary Practice.  15(1): 38-47.
  • Garner BC, Smith M, Jacobson C, Correa Dos Santos E, Divers S and Howerth E. (2024) What is your diagnosis? Stomach mass aspirate from a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps).  Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 53 (Supplement 2): 167-169.
  • Corbett MP, Larosche SA, Garner BC and Rissi DR. (2023) Pathology in Practice: Neck pain and tetraparesis in a 9-year-old Beagle dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Aug 9; 1-3.
  • Garner BC. (2022) Laboratory Medicine:  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Can you BALieve it? Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 51(4): 460-461.
  • Caudill M, Meichner T, Koenig A, Berghaus R and Garner BC. (2021) Comparison of serum vs. EDTA-Plasma in Canine Major Crossmatch Reactions. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 50(3): 319-326.
  • Evans C, Burkman E, Dzimianski M, Garner BC, and Moorhead A. (2021) The course of Brugia malayi microfilaremia in experimentally infected cats. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Aug; 21(8): 586-592.
  • Evans C, Day K, Chu Y, Garner BC, Sakamoto K and Moorhead A. (2021) A rapid, parasite-dependent cellular response to Dirofilaria immitis in the jird (Meriones unguiculatus). Parasites & Vectors. Jan 7;14(1): 25.
  • Pfeifle R, Beasley E, Crabtree N, Fraser C, Elbert J, Ducker E, Nagata K, Garner BC, and Sakamoto K. (2021) Osteosarcoma in the femur of a horse. Equine Veterinary Education. 33(11): e411-415.
  • Brooker A, Krimer P, Meichner T and Garner BC. (2019) Impact of photographer experience and number of images on telecytology accuracy. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Sep; 48(3): 419-424.
  • Garner BC, Hartle D and Creevy KE. (2019) The Educational Resource Preferences and Information Seeking Behavior of Veterinary Medical Students and Practitioners. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 46(4): 470-480.
  • Mi A, Grimes J, Yeuroukis C, Garner BC, and Howerth E. (2019) Pathology in practice (atypical histiocytoma in a 2-year-old dog). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Sep 1; 255(5): 537-540.
  • Caudill M, Stilwell J, Howerth E and Garner BC. (2019) Chronic granulomatous pneumonia and lung rupture secondary to aspiration of activated charcoal in a French Bulldog. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Mar; 48: 67-70.
  • ​Additional publications by Dr. Garner may be found at PubMed.

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